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WWUS53 KILX 152219
SVSILX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
519 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
ILC107-129-167-152230-
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MENARD-LOGAN-SANGAMON-
519 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN MENARD...WESTERN LOGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL SANGAMON
COUNTIES...
AT 519 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ELKHART, OR 10
MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINCOLN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
EASTERN MENARD, WESTERN LOGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL SANGAMON COUNTIES,
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... FANCY PRAIRIE, SWEETWATER, AND
CANTRALL.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 55 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 107 AND 110.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3986 8977 4008 8977 4013 8962 3995 8952
3986 8976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 243DEG 43KT 4004 8951
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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